Kate Garraway

MBE
Garraway in 2013
Born
Kathryn Mary Garraway

(1967-05-04) 4 May 1967
Abingdon-on-Thames, Berkshire, England[1]
Alma materBath College of Higher Education
Occupations
  • Broadcaster
  • journalist
Years active1994–present
Television
Spouses
  • Ian Rumsey
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1998; div. 2002)​
  • ​
    ​
    (m. 2005; died 2024)​
Children2

Kathryn Mary Draper Garraway[3] MBE (born 4 May 1967[4]) is an English broadcaster and journalist. In the 1990s, Garraway was a journalist for ITV News Central and later a co-presenter of ITV News Meridian. From 2000 to 2010, she co-presented GMTV.[5] Currently, Garraway is the presenter of Mid Mornings with Kate Garraway on Smooth Radio and newsreader (on Thursdays) and co-anchor (on Fridays) of the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain.

Early life

Garraway's father was a civil servant and her mother was a teacher. She attended Dunmore Primary School and Fitzharrys School in Abingdon.[6] She then graduated from Bath College of Higher Education (now Bath Spa University) with a degree in English and History.[7][8]

Career

Television

In 1989, Garraway joined the South edition of ITV News Central on ITV Central as a production journalist, reporter and news presenter. In 1996, she became co-presenter of the South East edition of ITV News Meridian on ITV Meridian after she was "talent spotted" by a boss who viewed her presenting a three-minute bulletin on ITV Central.

In 1998, Garraway joined Sunrise on Sky News with Martin Stanford.

Garraway joined GMTV in September 2000, co-presenting GMTV Today with Andrew Castle each Friday (and Thursdays later on). Garraway eventually went on to share presenting duties with Fiona Phillips and Emma Crosby. In 2009, when GMTV relaunched, she co-hosted the programme with Ben Shephard, presenting on Mondays, Tuesdays and alternate Wednesdays. During Garraway's time at GMTV, she had also co-presented with Eamonn Holmes, John Stapleton and Dan Lobb. She presented her final show on 31 August 2010.

Garraway presented one series of Too Many Cooks in 2004. In 2007, she was a questioner on The People's Quiz. In 2009, Garraway presented The Biggest Loser for ITV. She was later replaced by Davina McCall. Garraway was a regular panellist on Wall of Fame, hosted by David Walliams.

Garraway became entertainment editor of Daybreak on ITV Breakfast (the successor to GMTV) in September 2010.[2] On 6 December 2011, she took over from Christine Bleakley as the main presenter on an interim basis.[9] On 4 May 2012, it was announced Lorraine Kelly would become the permanent replacement for Bleakley in September 2012.[10][11] On 3 August 2012, it was reported that Garraway had signed a new contract to present each Friday in Kelly's absence. On 15 February 2014, it was announced Kelly would additionally front the Friday edition of Lorraine.[12]

On 3 March 2014, it was reported that Daybreak would be cancelled and replaced with Good Morning Britain.[13] However, with these changes came the news that Lorraine Kelly would be presenting Lorraine five days a week, meaning that Garraway no longer continued to present Kelly's show on Fridays. She hosted her final Daybreak and Lorraine shows on 25 April 2014 ahead of joining Good Morning Britain the following month. Since joining Good Morning Britain, Garraway's appearances on Lorraine have become less frequent.[14] Garraway once again became interim main presenter on ITV Breakfast when Ben Shepherd cut his appearances each week to just two; which meant Garraway hosted four times a week until Piers Morgan joined the show later that year.

From March 2014 until November 2016, Garraway occasionally presented The National Lottery Draws on BBC One. In September 2017, she made a cameo appearance in Hollyoaks.[15]

In November 2019, Garraway came fourth in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here![16]

Strictly Come Dancing

Garraway appeared in the fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Anton du Beke. Garraway finished 8th of the 14 couples despite receiving the lowest score from the judges in every week but one, as she was repeatedly saved by the public vote, prior to her elimination in week seven.[17]

In February 2008, Garraway launched legal action against the Sunday Mirror after it published a photograph of her embracing du Beke, insinuating that they were having an affair, which the pair both denied.[18]

Week Dance/Song Judges' scores Total Result
Horwood Phillips Goodman Tonioli
2 Quickstep / "Love Machine" 2 4 5 4 15 Safe
3 Tango / "They" 4 5 5 5 19 Safe
4 Samba / "Dancing Queen" 3 3 6 4 16 Safe
5 Foxtrot / "I Could Write a Book" 5 7 7 7 26 Safe
6 Salsa / "Peanut Vendor" 3 4 6 5 18 Safe
7 Paso Doble / "Somebody Told Me" 4 5 7 5 21 Eliminated

Radio

Garraway's broadcasting career began with BBC Radio Oxford, and she had become an Independent Television News trainee journalist by 1994.

On 18 and 19 August 2012, Garraway co-presented two episodes of 'Weekend Breakfast' (with Colin Paterson). Over the weekend of 8 September, Garraway again presented 'Weekend Breakfast' with Colin Patterson.[19] On 6 October 2013, she stood in for Andrew Castle for a show on LBC Radio.

Since March 2014, Garraway has presented Mid Mornings with Kate Garraway 10am–1pm on Smooth Radio.[20]

Books

She released her first book on 9 March 2017, entitled The Joy of Big Knickers (or learning to love the rest of your life).[21]

On 29 April 2021, Garraway's latest book entitled The Power of Hope was released.[22]

Charity work and awards

Garraway is a charity ambassador for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[23]

Garraway was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting, journalism and charity.[24][25]

Personal life

Garraway was married to Ian Rumsey, her former boss at ITV Meridian, from 1998 to 2002.[26]

In September 2005, Garraway married Derek Draper in Camden, London. Draper was a political aide to former Labour cabinet minister Peter Mandelson, and was at the centre of the scandal known as "Lobbygate".[27] They lived in north London and had two children together.[28][29] Draper had an unusually serious case of long COVID; he was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March 2020 and remained hospitalised in a critical condition as of March 2021. Garraway stated that he "may never recover" and could have "no quality of life" due to the numerous medical complications as a result of COVID-19.[30] Draper returned home on a trial basis in April 2021,[31][32] and Garraway announced his death in January 2024.[33]

She is a supporter of Gillingham FC.[34]

On the ITV show DNA Journey Garraway found out that she is a relation of Michael Bond,[35] the creator of Paddington Bear.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Episodes
1989–1996 ITV News Central News presenter/reporter
1996–1998 ITV News Meridian News presenter
1998–2000 Sunrise News presenter
2000–2010 GMTV Co-presenter Alternating episodes
2001, 2003–2014, 2017– Loose Women Guest panellist 18 episodes
2004 Too Many Cooks Presenter 1 series
2005 This Morning Guest presenter 1 episode
2007 Strictly Come Dancing Contestant Series 5
The People's Quiz Questioner One series (12 episodes)
2009 The Biggest Loser Presenter One series (40 episodes)
2010–2014 Daybreak Entertainment editor (2010–2011)
Acting Monday–Friday presenter (2011–2012)
Friday presenter (2012–2014)
2010–2014, 2018 Lorraine Deputy presenter (2010–2011, 2014, 2018)
Friday presenter (2012–2014)
2011 Wall of Fame Regular panellist One series (10 episodes)
2011 Carols from Bucklebury Presenter One-off episode
2014–2016 The National Lottery Draws Occasional episodes
2014– Good Morning Britain Newsreader Thursday
Presenter Alongside Ben Shephard (2014–) and various presenters (2022–)
2017 GMB Today Co-presenter
2019 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Contestant Series 19
2021 Kate Garraway: Finding Derek[36] Presenter/herself Documentary
Walking With... Presenter/herself Documentary[37]
2022– Kate Garraway's Life Stories Presenter Replacing Piers Morgan
2022 Kate Garraway: Caring For Derek[38] Presenter/herself Documentary[39]
Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway Presenter Six-part series[40]
Garraway's Good Stuff Presenter Lifestyle magazine show[41]
DNA Journey Herself One episode[42]

Guest appearances

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Sharknado 5: Global Swarming Herself Cameo role
The Lego Ninjago Movie Herself (voice only) Cameo role

Authored works

  • The Joy of Big Knickers: Or Learning to Love the Rest of Your Life, Blink Publishing, 2017. ISBN 9781911274483
  • The Power of Hope, Bantam Press, 2021. ISBN 9781787635005
  • The Strength of Love, Bonnier Books, 2023. ISBN 9781788707404

Awards

Year Group Award Work Result
2021 National Television Awards Authored Documentary Kate Garraway: Finding Derek[36] Won
2022 National Television Awards Authored Documentary Kate Garraway: Caring for Derek[38] Won

References

  1. ↑ "All you need to know about I'm A Celeb's Kate Garraway". Evening Standard. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 Daybreak Press Pack ITV.com, 31 August 2010
  3. ↑ "Awards for NY22" (PDF). gov.uk.
  4. ↑ "Kate Garraway". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Kate Garraway: see her transformation from ITV News in 1994 to I'm a Celebrity 2019". HELLO!. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Eames, Tom (27 November 2019). "Who is Kate Garraway? Smooth and GMB host's age, husband, children and career revealed". Smooth Radio. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Herbert, Tom (28 November 2019). "How old is Kate Garraway, who's the I'm A Celeb star's husband Derek Draper, and what's her GMB salary?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Britten, Elise (6 July 2019). "38 famous faces who went to university in Bath". Somerset Live. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Adrian Chiles, Christine Bleakley to leave 'Daybreak' on Monday? Daniel Sperling, Digital Spy, 2 December 2011
  10. ↑ New presenters announced for ITV's Daybreak ITV News, 4 May 2012
  11. ↑ Lorraine Kelly and Aled Jones unveiled as the new hosts of Daybreak Digital Spy, 4 May 2012
  12. ↑ Lorraine Kelly leaving Daybreak to front her own show full time Radio Times, 15 February 2014
  13. ↑ Susanna Reid quits BBC for ITV as Daybreak is axed BBC News, 3 March 2014
  14. ↑ Eames, Tom (25 April 2014). "Daybreak: ITV's morning show waves goodbye". Digital Spy.
  15. ↑ "Hollyoaks fans got a surprise treat when Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway turned up". Digital Spy. September 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  16. ↑ Sansome, Jessica (8 December 2019). "I'm A Celebrity fans 'gutted' as Kate Garraway misses out on place in final". men. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  17. ↑ Strictly Come Dancing (series 5)
  18. ↑ Garraway to sue Sunday Mirror The Guardian, 12 February 2008
  19. ↑ BBC Radio 5Live – Weekend Breakfast – Episodes by date, August 2012 BBC 5Live, 18 August 2012
  20. ↑ Simon Bates parts company with Smooth Radio John Plunkett, The Guardian, 24 February 2014
  21. ↑ "Kate Garraway's The Joy Of Big Knickers tackles life for women in middle age". The Irish News. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  22. ↑ The Power Of Hope: A story of love, fear and never giving up. ASIN 1787635007.
  23. ↑ "Kate Garraway Named As Make-A-Wish Ambassador". Look to the Stars. 2 February 2012.
  24. ↑ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N19.
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  27. ↑ PM attacked over lobbyists BBC News, 8 July 1998
  28. ↑ "Coronavirus: Kate Garraway opens up on husband's battle with 'evil virus'". BBC News. 5 June 2020.
  29. ↑ "National Television Awards: Emmerdale praised by the King as soap wins big". BBC News. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  30. ↑ "Kate Garraway reveals 'horror story' of husband's long Covid ordeal". The Guardian. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  31. ↑ "Kate Emotionally Shares That Her Husband Derek is Home!". Good Morning Britain. ITV. 9 April 2021.
  32. ↑ "Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway says husband Derek Draper is 'devastated' by Covid". Evening Standard. 23 May 2021.
  33. ↑ "Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper dies after long Covid battle, aged 56". The Independent. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  34. ↑ "Kate Garraway – Biography and Images". TV News Room. 7 September 2006.
  35. ↑ "Kate Garraway discovers she is related to Paddington Bear's creator". ITV News. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  36. 1 2 "National Television Awards 2021: Ant and Dec 'overwhelmed' by 20th win". BBC News. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  37. ↑ "Walking With..." bbc.co.uk/programmes. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  38. 1 2 O'Neill, Ryan (13 October 2022). "Kate Garraway gives emotional speech after winning at NTAs for documentary about husband Derek". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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  40. ↑ "Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway". BBC. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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  42. ↑ "DNA Journey". itv.com/presscentre. 21 September 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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  47. ↑ "BBC One – The Guess List, Episode 5". Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  48. ↑ "BBC Two – James Martin: Home Comforts, Series 3, The Kitchen Garden". 18 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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